How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 273

273. Rewarding the Master with a Shopping Spree

Wang Junyi’s shouting drew the attention of the flight attendants.

The flight attendants quickly summoned the chief purser, Lin Yiren.

Lin Yiren approached Yang Chen with a pout and said, “Didn’t I tell you not to bully him? Why did you make him want to get off the plane? You’re just making my job harder.”

Yang Chen: “Don’t blame me for this. He was fired by his company. The boss said that if he doesn’t get off the plane and go back, he’ll have to pay all the expenses himself. That’s why he wants to get off; it has nothing to do with me.”

Lin Yiren: “Really? Hehe… I’m sorry, I misunderstood you. As compensation, let me have another sip of your water.”

After saying that, she kissed Yang Chen again and happily skipped off to deal with Wang Junyi.

Jenny Hathaway quickly asked, “Mr. Yang, is that really your girlfriend?”

Yang Chen: “Yes!”

*That’s good, it’s still acceptable.* Otherwise, it would be too crazy for two people who just met to be kissing like that, which was beyond Jenny Hathaway’s understanding.

The auntie next to them couldn’t stand it anymore and said, “The flight attendant is dating during work hours, how outrageous! Honey, call their chairman and complain; let China Eastern Airlines fire her.”

Her husband reluctantly replied, “Why are you meddling in other people’s business?”

The auntie snorted coldly and said, “I just can’t stand people who abuse their power. One should be forgiving whenever possible. Why ruin someone’s job? Let *his* girlfriend taste what it’s like to lose a job too.”

Her husband was still unwilling to cause trouble. *After all, he could afford to buy the Hai Shang Financial Building, so how could he not protect his girlfriend’s job?*

Taking a step back, even if China Eastern Airlines really fired his girlfriend, so what?

He’s so rich; would his girlfriend care about having a job?

But the auntie was determined to complain about Lin Yiren. Her husband wouldn’t make the call, so she did it herself.

Soon, the call connected.

Auntie: “Hello, Chairman Li, I have something to tell you. Do you have a chief purser named Lin Yiren at China Eastern Airlines?”

Li Junhao: “Yes, what’s wrong?”

Auntie: “Well, she was kissing her boyfriend on the flight, which had a very bad impact. Moreover, she was abusing her power, relying on her boyfriend being a rich man to get a passenger fired. I think this kind of person is too damaging to China Eastern Airlines’ reputation and should be fired as soon as possible.”

Li Junhao: “Hehe… Director Wang, let Director Chen speak to me. He should be next to you, right?”

Auntie: “Yes, can’t you just tell me?”

Li Junhao: “I’d rather talk to Director Chen.”

The auntie handed the phone to her husband, deliberately saying loudly, “Chairman Li of China Eastern Airlines wants to talk to you. Tell him to fire that flight attendant.”

Her husband reluctantly took the phone, smiling and saying, “Chairman Li, how have you been lately?”

Li Junhao: “Haha… very good, very good, thank you, Director Chen. You should be on the plane about to take off, so I won’t say anything useless. The flight attendant Director Wang mentioned is the girlfriend of the second-largest shareholder of our group. Director Chen knows what that means, right? Alright, the plane is about to take off, turn off your phone. Let’s have tea sometime; I’ll hang up now.”

Seeing her husband’s shocked expression, the auntie quickly asked:

“What’s going on? What did Chairman Li say to you?”

Her husband glared at her and quickly got up to walk over to Yang Chen, saying, “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. My wife is ignorant; please don’t take it to heart.”

Yang Chen didn’t pay attention to what they were saying at all, looking at how scared the old man was.

Yang Chen: “It’s okay; I didn’t hear what you said. Go back and sit down; just don’t cause trouble for my girlfriend.”

The old man quickly nodded and replied, “Okay, okay. I won’t disturb you, Mr. Yang.”

The auntie looked at her husband with a puzzled expression, asking, “Why are you being so polite to him?”

The old man rolled his eyes at her and said, “Chairman Li said that the flight attendant is the girlfriend of the second-largest shareholder of China Eastern Airlines, which means he is also the second-largest shareholder of China Eastern Airlines. You want to complain and get her fired; do you think that’s possible?”

The surrounding passengers all looked at Yang Chen; this young man was too amazing.

Not only did he buy the Hai Shang Financial Building at such a young age, but he was also the second-largest shareholder of China Eastern Airlines. He must be the son of some big family; otherwise, how could he have so much money at this age?

Earned from driving a ride-hailing car?

Who would believe that?

Thus, the business class turned into a matchmaking event, and the passengers quickly came forward to ask to exchange business cards with Yang Chen.

“Hello, Mr. Yang, I am Li Chengyuan from Leiyu Technology Company; I am very happy to be on the same flight as you.”

“Hello, Mr. Yang, I am Huang Rong from Huoshengrong Technology Company; nice to meet you, nice to meet you.”

……

Although Yang Chen wasn’t the kind of person who was aloof, with his current status, he wouldn’t just agree to exchange business cards with anyone who came up to him.

So, Yang Chen smiled and declined, saying, “Sorry, everyone, I’m traveling abroad this time and didn’t bring any business cards. If you want to cooperate with me, you can go to the management office of Hai Shang Financial Building and talk to Tang Hao; he will report to me. Okay?”

What the big boss says is what it is, and those who wanted to exchange business cards quickly nodded and said no problem.

Everyone returned to their seats.

At this time, the flight attendants and police officers were communicating with Wang Junyi, who wanted to get off the plane.

Although the plane hadn’t taken off yet, it wasn’t impossible for him to insist on getting off.

But if he got off like this, it would inevitably delay the departure time.

Because after he and his luggage left the plane, they would have to go through security again.

Moreover, the plane was about to take off, and his temporary request to get off the plane would inevitably lead to some bad associations. All the places he had been to would definitely have to be checked to make sure there were no problems before preparing for takeoff again.

Doing this would delay the flight indefinitely.

With the quality of these passengers in China, if the delay was too long, they would scold the staff’s ancestors for eighteen generations [a common Chinese expression for cursing someone severely].

In the past, news often reported that flights were delayed or even canceled due to weather reasons, and some passengers would stupidly grab the airport staff and curse them.

The airline was delaying or canceling for safety reasons; would they have to risk their lives to fly into the sky and gamble on luck?

Therefore, Lin Yiren refused to let Wang Junyi get off the plane. If he insisted on making trouble, he would be handed over to the police and would be blacklisted by China Eastern Airlines.

But the cost of this round trip was not cheap, Wang

“Many years ago, she…”

Jenny Hathaway suddenly stood up excitedly and said, “Who? What’s her name? Where is she from?”

Phillips Hathaway quickly replied, “Her name is Zhang Lihua, from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.”

Yang Chen was also shocked. Judging from Jenny Hathaway’s expression, it should be her mother.

*Damn, could it be such a coincidence?*

Jenny Hathaway: “My mother is from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, and her name is also Zhang Lihua. My name is Jenny Hathaway. She said my dad was a drug dealer who disappeared after going to Mexico and should be dead there.”

Phillips Hathaway burst into tears and said, “I… I was on a mission at the time, and when I came back, she had already left our home. I only knew that her name in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, was Zhang Lihua, but I didn’t have any other information and couldn’t find her at all.”

Buffett: “Really? Are you two father and daughter?”

Gates: “Such a coincidence?”

Yang Chen: “A DNA test tomorrow morning will tell you if you are father and daughter.”

But Jenny Hathaway shook her head and said, “No! I only have a mother in my life, no father, and I don’t need a father.”

Phillips Hathaway: “But I need a wife and daughter! I have been single all these years, just waiting for her to come back with the child to find me. I knew she was pregnant when she left, and I thought she would come back to find me.”

Jenny Hathaway: “If you need a wife and daughter, you can get married and have one; it has nothing to do with me. Please go away; we want to eat. I’m hungry; don’t disturb us.”

Phillips Hathaway wiped away his tears and nodded with a smile, “Okay! I won’t disturb your meal. Is your mother doing well? Can you give me her contact information? I want to talk to her; maybe I don’t need to do a test; I can also know if you are my daughter. I believe Laura wouldn’t lie to me. If possible, I want to compensate her well.”

Laura should be the English name Zhang Lihua used when she came to the United States.

Jenny Hathaway shook her head and said, “No! My mother is doing very well now; the best compensation for her is for you not to disturb her.”

Yang Chen persuaded, “Jenny, I think you can choose not to recognize him, but you can’t make the decision for your mother whether or not to reunite with him. Give it to him; let the adults solve their own problems. From what he said, he was on a mission back then and didn’t abandon you on purpose. All these years, he has been single waiting for you to come back to find him. Just from a man’s point of view, I think he’s okay; you can let your mother talk to him.”

Phillips Hathaway looked at Yang Chen very gratefully and then looked at Jenny Hathaway with anticipation.

Buffett and Gates also chimed in, persuading Jenny to give Phillips the phone number and let the adults solve their own problems; she shouldn’t participate.

Jenny silently ate her steak, and after a while, she took a sip of borscht [a sour soup common in Eastern Europe and Russia], slowly took out her phone, and showed Phillips Hathaway her mother’s number.

Phillips was overjoyed and quickly took out his phone to write down the number, then said with a smile, “Then you eat first; I’ll go out and call Laura. When you’re done eating, if I’m not back yet, please wait for me. Thank you.”

After saying that, Phillips Hathaway ran out to make a call.

Jenny Hathaway looked very unhappy, and Yang Chen comforted her, “You are an adult; even if you recognize him, how you live your life in the future is up to you; he can’t influence you.”

Jenny Hathaway: “I’m just not used to suddenly having a father. If my mother really wants to choose to be with him again, I won’t object.”

Yang Chen could understand her feelings. After 25 years of not having a father, suddenly a father appeared; it was indeed a bit difficult to accept.

Buffett and Gates also followed suit, persuading Jenny to think positively, saying that she was now a person with a father, making up for a major regret in her life.

Jenny Hathaway nodded and said, “I understand the reasoning; you don’t have to worry about me; I’ll be fine in a while.”

At this time, Phillips was telling Zhang Lihua his feelings.

Phillips apologized to Zhang Lihua, asking her to forgive him for leaving without saying goodbye to perform the task.

After many years, Zhang Lihua had long passed the stage of being infatuated with foreigners.

Although she has not remarried these years, she has a stable relationship.

She doesn’t want to have any involvement with Phillips Hathaway anymore. As for whether her daughter recognizes him or not, that is her daughter’s business, and she will not interfere.

Phillips Hathaway asked, “Am I not good enough for you now? I am now the governor of the State of Arirsal, and I can completely give you and Jenny a very good life.”

Zhang Lihua: “No need; I’m doing very well now. I was ignorant before, like some girls who kneel and lick foreigners [a derogatory term for being overly subservient to foreigners], so I was with you, who was unemployed at the time.”

Phillips: “But I was working undercover at the time; I wasn’t really unemployed.”

Zhang Lihua: “But I didn’t know! I thought you were unemployed at the time, but because you were a foreigner, I looked at you differently and even abandoned my first love. Thinking about it now, it’s really stupid. Chinese men take care of their families and take care of people, which is much better than you foreigners who do AA [splitting the bill equally] and are independent. Okay, I won’t tell you so much; I’m doing very well now; please don’t disturb me. I don’t object to Jenny recognizing you, but I will never encourage her to recognize you. That’s it; don’t call me again; otherwise, I will make Jenny not recognize you.”

After speaking, Zhang Lihua hung up the phone.

Phillips Hathaway looked helpless. He had nothing at first, and Zhang Lihua was willing to have children for him. Now that he is the governor, she is unwilling to be with him. What is the problem?

This is due to the Chinese people’s national self-confidence and cultural self-confidence. Decades ago, everyone worshiped foreigners and thought that anything foreign was good. Now China is developing very well and is already a world power. Except for a few industries that started late, other industries are world-class. What’s so good about worshiping foreigners?

When Yang Chen and the others finished eating, Phillips Hathaway cautiously walked up.

He was very worried that his daughter would not recognize him and looked a little humble.

“Jenny, your mother said that you are my child with her, and she doesn’t object to you recognizing me. Can you recognize me?” Phillips Hathaway asked.

Jenny Hathaway: “It’s too sudden; I can’t accept it. Give me some time; let me think about it.”

Phillips Hathaway nodded and said, “Okay! No problem! Where are you staying? Why don’t you come home with me tonight?”

Jenny Hathaway shook her head and said, “No need! Mr. Yang and I can just stay at the hotel.”

Phillips Hathaway looked at Yang Chen, and after carefully looking at him, he asked with a smile, “What is your relationship? Are you dating?”

Jenny Hathaway quickly explained, “He is my boss; don’t talk nonsense. We’re leaving.”

Phillips Hathaway: “Then leave your number for me, so I can contact you.”

Jenny Hathaway hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded and gave her number to Phillips Hathaway.

The group walked out of the restaurant.

Buffett: “Yang, there’s an auction tonight; I heard there will be antiques and cultural relics from China being auctioned; do you want to go and see?”

Yang Chen: “Really? Then I definitely have to go.”

Gates: “Then you go back to the hotel and rest; we’ll pick you up tonight to attend the auction together.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay! Then we’ll go back to the hotel; you guys go ahead.”

Buffett and Gates nodded, got in the car, and left.

The hotel where Yang Chen and Jenny stayed was not far from here, so they could just walk back.

Along the way, Yang Chen was trying to persuade Jenny to think positively about everything.

Jenny nodded and said, “I understand; things are too sudden; I can’t accept it; I’ll be fine after a while.”

……

In the evening, Buffett and Gates picked up Yang Chen and Jenny from the hotel for dinner, and then the group went directly to the auction site.

The auction was held by Sotheby’s Auction House, and the name of this auction house appears in many movies and novels.

This company has offices in London and New York and is the oldest auction house in the world, mainly auctioning art and cultural relics.

Buffett said that there would be Chinese cultural relics up for auction this time, which made sense.

At 7:30 in the evening, Yang Chen and others arrived at the auction site.

The auction started at eight o’clock, and early guests could eat some fruit and snacks and drink some red wine on site.

This kind of high-end auction can actually be understood as a gathering of the upper class, and it is precisely because of this opportunity that many guests are willing to come.

According to the economic strength of some guests, they are not able to bid for items worth millions or even tens of millions; they come purely to expand their social circle. If there is no exchange link, they will definitely not come, and the auction site will be particularly deserted. Over time, fewer and fewer people will come, and the auction will not be able to continue.

As soon as Yang Chen and others sat down, Jenny’s father trotted over.

“Jenny, have you had dinner?” Phillips Hathaway asked.

Jenny Hathaway nodded, without speaking.

Phillips asked with a smile, “Can I sit here?”

Buffett and Gates looked at Yang Chen, Yang Chen looked at Jenny, Jenny nodded, and Phillips immediately happily took off, squeezed in and sat on this table.

At this time, a young man walked over.

This person’s name is Marshall Kennedy, the son of New York State Governor Adrian Kennedy.

As we all know, politicians in the United States have their own companies, and even their presidents have their own companies.

Therefore, it is normal for the governor’s son to do some business. However, Marshall Kennedy’s business is not ordinary. The businesses of other politicians are mostly technology, energy, and arms, but he does antiques, art, and precious gold, silver, and jade.

The United States only has more than 200 years of history, and it was developed by slaughtering Indians and plundering and buying land. The current Americans have no historical and cultural heritage at all, let alone antiques.

Therefore, Marshall Kennedy mainly deals in antiques from China.

This guy also controls a complete chain of antique and cultural relic transportation, so he was able to earn a family fortune of 5 billion US dollars at the age of 28.

Marshall: “Haha… Mr. Hathaway, you’re here too.”

Phillips Hathaway: “Haha… Hi, Marshall, good evening. Let me introduce you, my daughter, Jenny Hathaway.”

Marshall looked at Jenny Hathaway and was immediately fascinated by this mixed-race beauty.

Marshall took the initiative to extend his hand and said, “Miss Hathaway, hello. My name is Marshall Kennedy, and I am currently the chairman of Manny Art Trading Company. In addition, my father, Adrian Kennedy, is the governor of New York State, and he is a good friend of your father.”

Phillips Hathaway: “Haha… Yes! Adrian and I are old comrades. We went on missions together back then, and after we came back, he became the governor of New York State, and I became the governor of the State of Arirsal.”

Jenny: “Hello, I’m Jenny Hathaway, nice to meet you.”

Marshall: “Jenny, what a good name; this name is so nice; I like it. Mr. Hathaway, how come I haven’t heard that you have such a beautiful daughter before?”

Phillips Hathaway: “Haha… This is a long story; I’ll tell you when I have time.”

Marshall: “Okay! Then I’ll go sit next to you; I won’t disturb you.”

Marshall glanced at Yang Chen next to Jenny, then walked to the side and sat down.

Marshall whispered to his companion, “Phillips Hathaway actually has such a beautiful mixed-race daughter; I didn’t expect it. I’m very interested in her; I must get her.”

The younger brother next to him quickly flattered him according to his wishes.

“The marriage of the children of two governors is definitely a good match; I think it’s okay.”

“What, is the State of Arirsal worthy of being compared with our New York State? It’s not the same level at all. If the two families get married, she is climbing up to Marshall.”

“But I think Miss Jenny seems to be very close to that Asian; they are not in a relationship, are they?”

“I don’t know what country he is from, Japanese, Korean, or Chinese?”

“Who cares what country he is from; this is New York; Marshall has the final say.”

“Haha…”

Yang Chen was chatting with Buffett and others when he suddenly received a pop-up reminder from the Bilibili platform that he had received a bad review.

“The driver broke up my family; I hate him to death. I brought my husband back to find my wallet; how could you take out the thing and give it to me? If you were even a little bit normal, you wouldn’t have taken it out in front of my husband! He made a fuss with me all day and night and insisted on divorcing me. When it dawns, we will go to divorce immediately, all thanks to you! Remember the evil you have done; you have destroyed a family!”

Yang Chen was dumbfounded!

*Oh my god, her own affair at the gym is the root cause of her family breaking up, right?*

How can all the responsibility be placed on an irrelevant person?

Could it be that she thinks that as long as she has an affair and is not caught, there is nothing wrong, and the family will not break up, so the condom that Yang Chen returned to her is the reason for her divorce?

Awesome!

Weird!

A magical brain circuit!

Sure enough, women will only admit that they married the wrong person, and in other cases, they will not admit that they are wrong.

However, soon, this bad review disappeared; obviously, the customer service side reviewed it and found that Yang Chen did not have this aspect of fault, so they deleted the bad review.

However, this does not affect the system’s reward to Yang Chen.

This is not, the system issued a reminder.

“Congratulations to the master for receiving a bad review; the system rewards the master with a chance to shop freely throughout the venue. All the items at the auction tonight, as long as the master likes, can be bid on, and all expenses will be paid by the system.”

Alright, tonight you can buy, buy, buy, oh, no, it should be auction, auction, auction.